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April 13, 2014

VENDAKKAI SAMBAR RECIPE(LADY’S FINGER SAMBAR RECIPE)

This is my mom in law’s basic sambar recipe for rice in which we use lady’s finger @ okra.Last week a reader mailed me to blog basic sambar & vathakuzhambu recipes.So i thought of sharing this recipe which might be useful for Tamil new year lunch menu too.I usually make vendakkai sambar & avarakkai sambar for no moon day and for festivals where we don’t use onions because this sambar tastes good even without onions.My mom also makes vendakka sambar but the procedure is completely different.Do click here to know my mom’s Nellai sambar recipe.This sambar is very easy to make and flavourful too.There is no grinding part.Hence bachelor’s also can give a try.We usually eat sambar sadam adding a few drops of ghee.It enhances the flavour of sambar and even kids would love to have it.For this sambar,u can replace lady’s finger with brinjal,Raw mango,drumstick or even Keerai thandu.But the quantity of tamarind varies for each veggie.In this post,lets see how to prepare Tamil nadu style basic sambar recipe with Lady’s finger.